NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll — Final

Grand View extends run at No. 1 to 44-straight polls

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the 44th-straight time, Grand View (Iowa) holds the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. This installment marks the final rating for the 2017-18 season. The postseason edition will be released on March 9.

Top 20 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000-01)• Grand View (Iowa), which is in the No. 1 spot for the 48th time in program history, garnered 197 points via 12 ranked wrestlers.• Five Vikings are listed atop their respective weight class – Josh Wenger (141 pounds), Grant Henderson (165 pounds), Lawton Benna (174 pounds), Evan Hansen (197 pounds) and Dean Broghammer (285 pounds). • Only one of the ranked Grand View grapplers is listed outside of the top 10. • Wenger and Cam Tessari (149 pounds) each slid down a weight class since the January 17 edition, however, both individuals held the No. 1 ranking. • Nosomy Pozo of Life (Ga.) is the lone new top-ranked individual at 157 pounds. The senior is 20-1 on the season with his only loss being a 9-7 decision against Wenger. • No. 16 Hastings (Neb.), No. 17 Northwestern (Iowa) and No. 19 Cumberland (Tenn.) are the three newcomers to the Top 20. • Since 2001, only Grand View (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17), former members Notre Dame (Ohio) (2010-11) and Lindenwood (Mo.) (2006-07) have spent the entire season ranked No. 1.

Poll Methodology• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences.• Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top six individuals from each weight class in his conference into the system. Only wrestlers listed on a conference ballot are considered for the national ballot.• The top 20 individuals in each weight class are based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 20 points for each first-place vote, 19 for second place and so on through the list. This same point system is used to determine the team ranking.• The postseason poll is determined using the individual and team results from the national championship• For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.